Jaipur: In August, the state education department launched a health survey that identified around 1,200 students needing surgical intervention. Health camps at block or district levels will be organised to address their medical needs.
The digital survey, conducted in just 35 days, assessed 75 lakh children with a 70-point checklist, allowing officials to pinpoint students requiring medical support.
"The survey has helped us identify students that need additional medical care and support. We identified 1,200 students who need surgical interventions, and arrangements are being made to organise collective health camps for the students," said a senior official from the department.
The surgeries will be conducted under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), which focuses on early identification and intervention for children up to 18 years, covering birth defects, deficiencies, diseases, and developmental delays.
For next year, officials plan to refine the survey process in partnership with the National Health Mission. Once completed, health issues will be categorised into cases manageable at the school level with supplementary, primary health centres, and those needing surgery.
RBSK agents, stationed in each block, identify children with serious conditions for priority treatment. Under this initiative, surgeries can be performed at empanelled private hospitals free of charge.
A pilot survey in Bhilwara district last year identified over 400 cases requiring operations.